Operating-table.



No. 684,|3l. Patented Oct. 8, I90I. A. TAUBERT & R. KNY.

OPERATING TABLE.

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OPERATING TABLE.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEicE.

ALBERT TAUBER'F AND RICHARD KNY, OF NEV YORK, N. Y.

OPERATING-TABLE.

SEEGIFLCATEON forming part of Letters Patent No. 684,131, dated October8, 1901.

Application tiled December 31, 1900. Serial No. 41,685. (N0 modela) To@ZZ whom] t Netty ctr/warn:

Beit known that we, ALBERT TAUBERT and RICHARD KNY, citizens ot theUnited States, and residents of the city of New York, borough ofManhattan, in the county and State ot' New York, have invented a new andImproved Operating-Table, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact-description.

The purpose ofthe invention is to construct an operating-table in threesections-namely, two end sections and an intermediate section-and toprovide means for independent adjustment of each section and means forlocking the sections together in such manner that they may becollectively adjusted and to ettect the adjustments expeditiously and ina manner convenient to the operator.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of theseveral parts,as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out inthe claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a partofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding partsin all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the operating-table and its support,illustrating` the table in elevated position, two sections of the tablebeing connected in the same longitudinal plane and the third sectionappearing at an angle thereto. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section throughthe table and its support, the central section of the table being in alowered horizontal position and the other sections being placed atdifferent inclinations to the central section. Fig. 8 is an enlargeddetail view illustrating the manner in which one of the end sections isdetachably connected to the central section, and Fig. et is a transversesection through a member of thevsupport for the operating-table and aside elevation ot a latch employed to hold the central section of thetable iirmly in its horizont-al and lowered position.

A represents the base or support for the operating-table B. This supportorbase A may be of any suitable construction. As shown it consists offour legs 10, which are outwardly inclined to render the base wider atthe bottom than at the top, and said legs are braced at the top bysuitable cross-bars 11 and at the bottom by cross-bars 12 and side bars13. At the bottom portion of the base a support is provided for areceptacle 15, adapted to receive the drainage from the operating-tableB. This support, as shown,con sists ot an intermediate cross-bar 16,adjacent to oneof theend crossbars12,andlongitudinal bars or plates 17,asis best illustrated in Fig. 1. At the upper portion of the base orsupport A a pan 1S is attached to said base or support in any suitableor approved manner, and the bottom of this pan is given a downwardinclination in direction of the receptacle 15, and that end ot the panwhich is over the receptacle 15 is open. The pan 18 receives liquid fromthe operating-table B and conducts said liquid to the receptacle 15.

The operating-table B is preferably made in three sections-namely, acentral sect-ion 19 and two end sections 2O and 21. The sides 22 of thecentral section 19 extend beyond one end of the body of said section,and the extended portions ot the sides are curved down-v ward and arepivoted, as shown at 23, to thej7`3f-`Y extensions or lugs 24, which aresecured in 3 any suitable or approved manner to the upper portion of thebase or support A at a pointwhere the upright portions of the'said baseor support connect with the upper or horizontal sections, as isillustrated in Fig. 1. The body of the central section 19 of the op-kerating-table is provided with an opening 25, preferably V-shaped, whichopening is made at that end of the section 19 farthest removed from thepivots 23, as is shown in Fig. 1, and the said opening 25 connects witha longitudinal gutter 26, Jformed in the body or bed of the said section19, which gutter is open at the top of the said bed or body throughoutits entire length and is open at the bottom, where it connects with theV-shaped opening 25, so that any blood or liquid may tind its Way fromthe operating-table through the V- opening 25 and the open portion ofthe gutter to the pan 18. of the intermediate section 19 of the operating-table are connected by a cross-bar 27, and on this cross-bar 27, neareach end, arms 28 are secured, which arms extend beyond the pivotal endof the intermediate section 19 of the operating table and engage withand serve to hold in position the end section 2O ot' the operating-tablein a manner to be here- The curved or pivotal ends ello inat'tcrdescribed. Each of these arms 28 is provided With a ball or weight 29,and these balls or weights 29 serve to hold the outer ends of the arms28 in engagement with the said end section 2O of the operating-table.The central section 19 of the operating-table B is provided, preferably,with a handle 30, which handle is in the form of a yoke and is attachedrigidly to the sides of the said intermediate section of theoperating-table at a fpoint about centrally between the ends of the `aidsection, as is shown in Fig. 1. This handle 30 is utilized for adjustingthe intermediate section 19, and when the other sections I are locked tothe intermediate section all of the sections may be adjusted togethersimultaneously by moving the handle 30 up or down. The end section 2O ispivotallyconnected at the side portions of its inner ends 2o with theside portions of the intermediate or body plate 2On 3o end flange of thesaid 35 central section 19 of section 19 at a point between the pivot ofthe central section and the central 'side portions of said centralsection, as is shown at il in Fig. 1. The end section 2O consists of abed and side and outer end flanges 20h, which extend down from the bedor body pla te, and at the central end portion of the end table-section2O a longitudinal bar 31 is located, which extends from the outer outertable-section 20 tothe inner end Harige 20C, (shown in Fig. 2,) and thesides of this end section 2O extend beyond the inner flange 20C, so thatthe end section 20 may be raised or lowered while the theoperating-table is in a fixed position, as is also shown in Fig. 2. "Thelongitudinal bar 3l is provided with a series of notches 32 in its underedge, and

#these notches are adapted to receive a cross- Vi.tof bar 33, whichconnects the weighted arms 28,

5o in-Fig. 1,) to which rods cli `as is also shown in Fig. 2.

An angular bar or arm 34 is attached to each side of the central orintermediate section 19 of the operating-table at that end Which isfarthest removed from the pivot 23, and a bracket 35 is secured to theouter face of the vertical member of each arm or bar 34, and thesebrackets are adapted to receive the lower ends of rods 36, (shown indotted lines ps may be attached for holding the limbs ata point abovethe table. The vertical members of the arms 34 extend downward or beyondthe under face of the table, as is shown in Fig. 1.

In the upper edges of the arms 34 and in the upper portions of the sidesof the intermediate section 19 of the operating-table recesses 37 aremade, and these recesses are adapted to receive lugs 38, which extendfrom the sides of latch-arms 39, which arms, as shown in Fig. 3, arepivotally attached to extensions 40 from the sides of what may be termedthe inner7 end of the end section 21 of the table.

4 The latch-arms 39 are provided with heads at their lower ends, and thehead portions of the arms 39 are connected by a cross-bar 42. Above thesaid cross-bar each latch-arm is provided with two connecting-recesses43 and 44, which recesses may be produced in the longitudinal edgesofthe latch-arm,which face the intermediate section of the saidoperating-table. arms 4l are adapted to receive pins 45, which extendfrom the inner faces of the vertical members of the an also shown inFig. the said latch-arms points 47, formed on p cal movement upon theinner faces of the vertical members of the said angle plates or arms 34,as is also shown in Fig. Thus itwill be observed that the end sectionably connected with the intermediate section 19, as when the slides 46are carried upward out ot engagement with the latch-arms 39 the saidarms may be removed from engagement with theangleplates 34, and whilethe slides 46 serve to lock the lower portions of the latch-arms 39 inengagement with the central section of the table the pins 38 serve thesame purpose atthe upper portion ofthe said latch-arms.

A longitudinal bar der face of the end section 21 of theoperating-table, and this longitudinal bar 48 corresponds to thelongitudinal bar 31, carried by the opposite end section 20. The bar 48is likewise provided with notches or recesses 49 in its under face.These notches or recesses are adapted to receive a cross-bar 50,connecting adjusting-arms 5l, which arms rock upon the cross-bar 42, asshown in Fig. l. The free ends ot the adjusting-arms 5l extend downbelow the bar 42 and are provided with weights 52, which serve tonormally hold the connecting-bar 50 in engagement with the recessedsurface of the longitudinal bar 48.

Both longitudinal bars 48 and 3l are provided with a releasing deviceofthe same construction. Thisreleasingdeviceisbestshown in Figs. l and 2and consists of levers 5 3, pivot-ed to the longitudinal bars 31 and 48at or near their outer ends, and rods 54, pivotally connected with thesaid levers, which rods extend along the longitudinal bars normallyabove the recesses therein, and the opposite ends of the rods 54 arecurved, and the curved ends of the said rods pass through guide-staples56, attached to the said longitudinal recessed bars 31 and 48, whilesprings 57 are attached to the said curvedends 55 of the rods 54 and tothe longitudinal recessed bars. These springs 57 serve to hold the rods54 above the recesses in the longitudinal bars 31 and 48; but when anend section is to be `adjusted the lever 53 carried by that section ispulled outward, whereupon the rod 54 connected with that lever movesdownward and forces the Weighted locking device used in connection withthat section out from the recess in the longitudinal bar belonging tosuch 3, and the recesses 44 in are adapted to receive slides 46, havingverti- 48 is secured to the unV The recesses 43 in the latch-y 21 isremov- IOO IOSv

section, whereupon that section may be carried up or down as far asdesired. lVhcn the lever 53 is released, the rod 5t will return to itsnormal position, and the weights on the locking device for that sectionwill cause the said locking device to enter the most convenient recessin the longitudinal bar carried by that section.

A rack 5S is formed at each side of the intermediate or central section19 of the operating-table, at the bottom portion thereof, and the teethof these racks are adapted to be engaged by the upper ends of thelatch-arms 59, which constitute the locking device for this section ofthe operating-table. These arms 59 extend below the bar UO, to whichthey are secured, and at the lower ends of the latcharms weights 62 aresecured. The bar 60 is virtually a shaft, as it is mounted to turn inbearings 6l, secured to the upper portion of the support or base A, asis best illustrated in Fig. it. A chain 63, a cord, or its equivalent isattached to one of the weights 62 and to the handle 30, as shown in Fig.2, and by drawing upon the chain 63 the latch-arms may be carried out ofengagement with the racks 5S, and the central section of the said tablemay be adjusted up or down. lt will be understood that when the sectionsof the table have been locked in adjusted position by the locking orlatch devices described and the central section of the table is movedall of the sections will be moved at the same time.

It is necessary at times to secure the central section 19 of the tableina lowerhorizontal position, as shown in Fig. 2. This is accomplished asfollows: An arm 6e extends from the end of the intermediate section ofthe table, which is adjacent to the end section 20, and this arm 64 isprovided with a pivotally-attached latch 65. A collar 66, as shown inFig. 4, is secured on the shaft 60, and a pin 67 extends from thiscollar, which pin is adapted, when the intermediate scction of the tableis to be locked, to enter a slot in a rocking member 68, carried by oneof the bearings 6l, as is also shown in Fig. 4, and this rocking memberis provided with an arm 69, adapted to be received by the head of thelatch 65. Nhen the central section of the table is brought to the lowerhorizontal position, the head of the-latch is in the position shown inFig. 2 and in positive lines in Fig. a-namely, in a horizontalposition-and the rocking member 68 is carried inward until the pin 67 isreceived in the slot therein, as is also best shown in positive lines inFig. 4. The central section of the table will thus be held iirmly lockedin its lower position; but when the central section of the table is tobe raised the handle 30 is pressed down, whereupon the latch 65 willcarry the arm 69 up to the dotted position shown in Fig. 4t, and therocking member 68 will be carried away from the pin 67, permitting theshaft 60 to turn and the weights 62 to act in a manner to bring theupper ends of the latch-arms 59 in engagement with the racks 5S. Havingthus described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent- Y l. An operating-table comprising pivotallyconnectedsections, a rack on one ot' said sections, a latch arranged to engagesaid rack, and a releasing-bar extending lengthwise adjacent to the rackand movable outward to disengage the latch from the rack.

2. An operating-table comprising a support, a table proper pivotedthereto and provided with a rack, a latch pivoted to the support andarranged to engage said rack, said latch having a projecting pin at itsfulcrum, an arm pivoted to the support and having a member adapted toengage the pin of the latch, to lock the latter, and another latchprojected from the table proper and adapted to be engaged by said arm,as set forth.

3. Asupport, an operating-table constructed in pivotally-connectedsections, one of which sections is pivotally attached to the support,means for disconnecting one section from the other, racks carried by allof the sections, a weighted latch device for each section, the latchdevices being adapted for engagement with the said racks, levers pivotedto sundry of the said racks, spring-controlled rods pivotally attachedto the said levers, one end of the said rods being curved, and guidesfor the curved ends of the said rods, for the purpose specified.

l. Asupport, an operating-table constructed in pivotally-connectedsections, each section being provided with a rack and sundry of theracks being provided with releasing devices, a weighted latch device foreach section of the table, the latch devices for the end sections of thetable being carried one by the intermediate sect-ion and the other bythe end section to which it belongs, means for detachably connecting anend section with the intermediate section, and a locking device for theintermediate section, as and for the purpose specified.

5. The combination, with a base or support having a shaft mountedthereon, a pin carried by the said shaft, and a rocking member carriedby the base or support and provided with an arm adapted to extend overthe said pin, of an operating-table consisting of a central section andend sections pivotally connected, one end section being pivotallyconnected with the central section, racks located upon the under face ofeach of the said sections, a pivotal connection between the centralsection and the base or support, a weighted latch device for one endsection carried thereby, adapted for engagement with IOC) IIO

the rack of said section, a latch device for l the opposite end section,which latch device is carried by the central section of the table, alatch device for the central section of the table, which latch device iscarried by the In testimony whereof we have signed our names to thisspecification in the presence of lo two subscribing Witnesses. Y

ALBERT TAUBERT. RICHARD KN Y. Y lVibnesses:

J. BERNARD ENGLISH,

ALFRED C. JONES.

